Autumn in Korea

The passion for travelling has brought us to an oriental destination this time. It is not just the influence of the country's drama series but also the season now which is alluring. The season combined with the beautiful places which is cleverly used and picturized by the drama or movie director to awe the audience. Just so you know, autumn in Korea is definitely mesmerizing. And we just had to see it with our own eyes.

Our trip was mostly confined in Seoul except for the first two days that we went to Everland in Yongin and Nami Island in Chuncheon. Seoul is very like KL in terms of traffic and tall buildings plus shopping malls here and there. But nothing can match its cleanliness and the proper attitude of its people. You won't see a single trash on its street. The public toilet is shiny and gleaming. The locals follow all the rules, crossing the road at zebras even when there's no oncoming cars, they wait in line patiently at lifts and bus stops. The pedestrian walkways is just perfect and even has two lanes just like the roads. Dotted with birches or pines or lovely flower bush. Small kids walk to school by themselves. Beautiful green parks are everywhere. To me they have succeeded blending nature and modern living so harmoniously.

I wouldn't know about the back alleys or the city outskirt though. Never really venture there. But I believe that at least the people's proper and polite attitude is the same.

Travelling in group has its pros and cons that I can see now. We made new friends and we have more people to share the journey with. More people to look out for us too. We were fortunate to have met nice people in our group. The only cons is we have to follow the itinerary and the time given to spend at certain places is just not enough. That while carrying this 30 weeks belly. Phew. It wouldn't do to be late because you don't want other people waiting for you at the bus. Sometimes it seems like we spend more time on the tour bus than travelling because to get around takes so much time due to the traffic. We would benefit so much if we go on our own because the public bus and subway system here is properly connected thus transportation wouldn't be a problem. By using public transport is how you get to experience the local lifestyle and see more places and takes more photos. That is how we like to travel. And we hope to come back and do so. Maybe explore other places outside Seoul. Jeju Island is high on our list.

Let's move on to some pictures shall we?

Everland theme park

Autumn is here

Meow

Saranghae :)

Look at my baby bump!

Oh, this is at Nami Island by the way. I'm sure everybody recognize the famous Winter Sonata lane. 

The only mosque in Seoul. Masjid Ittaewon. 

Below are some of the korean dishes we get to taste.

Samgyetang or ginseng chicken soup

Daktoritang or spicy chicken stew

Beef bulgogi

So, we've tasted summer in New Zealand and autumn in Korea. In future, perhaps spring in say, Switzerland? Japan? We'll see, insyaAllah.





Of our first anniversary trip

So this is the last night of our vacation in this beautiful country. Oh, I didn't really mentioned where we're going in the last post right? We're in Seoul, South Korea! And it's such a busy yet clean city. It's autumn here and the leaves are starting to turn colours. Really beautiful.

We had quite an experience here. Lots of things to see and done. But alas, it's coming to an end and we're still not satisfied. You see, we came with a group tour and everything is planned and packed into a schedule. So we can't do things leisurely on our own. Normally we would prefer a trip by ourselves but seeing that I'm pregnant and it's a country of barriers in language and food makes us choose to go with a tour group hoping to have a relaxing and hassle free trip. Then again, it's not as relaxing as I imagined coz we're rushing here and there to meet all the planned itinerary. Phew.

Earlier this morning, I planned to write this post with a few picture. But hubby didn't bring the cable and this hotel's room computer didn't have memory card slot. So I can't transfer any picture yet. I'll just have to update in Malaysia then. Which is if I can find the time,that is. Hahaha. But I will try, coz there is just so many things to share.

Salam from Seoul, Korea :)

Overwhelmed

Pernah rasa overwhelmed sebab terlalu banyak benda hendak buat dalam satu masa? Aku sangat rasa begitu sekarang. Lagi-lagi bayi kami ini akan menjenguk dunia lebih kurang 10 minggu saja lagi. Kalau ikut jangkaan full term la which is sangat berharap bayi ini full term sebelum dilahirkan. 10 minggu? *gasp* Kedengaran begitu dekat sekali.

Barang-barang bayi begitu costly rupanya. Baru ku tahu. Iye la, sebelum ini mana pernah membelek atau melepak di zon bayi kalau pergi shopping mall. Untuk satu pasang baju dan seluar newborn, paling murah pun RM14. Belum lagi jenama yang glamer-glamer itu. Satu hari newborn tukar baju berapa kali eh? Kalau beli lima-enam pasang sahaja, samada aku perlu basuh baju hari-hari atau pakaikan sepasang saja satu hari. Tapi kalau tidak tukar baju, masam la bayi aku nanti. Mana boleh, bayi aku mesti berbau wangi dan comel.

Hari-hari bila sempat akan menimba ilmu di internet mengenai bayi dan motherhood sampai aku jadi pening. Aku dah buat keputusan hendak fully breastfeed bayi ini nanti. Maka perlu bersiap sedia dengan breastpump. Oh my, sungguh banyak pilihan jenama breastpump yang ada. Jadi baca dan baca review lagi sampai pening. Akhirnya sudah memilih Avent Isis Manual dan sudah pun beli. Manual for working mum? Ya, kerana sepertinya breastpump elektrik ada banyak tiub perlu dipasang dan disteril setiap kali. Aku risau menjadi tidak sempat di klinik ini. Lagipun ramai juga orang berjaya dengan manual pump berbanding elektrik. Malah ramai juga yang dapat hasil lebih dengan perah guna tangan sahaja. Kita lihat nanti bagaimana. Adik aku pula beli Medela Swing. Nanti boleh la cuba dan bandingkan.      

Hari ini hari terakhir di Malaysia. Ewah. Tidak, bukan berpindah cuma meninggalkan negara selama 6 hari sahaja. Ibu mengandung ini tidak sedar diri mahu membawa perut buncit berjalan-jalan makan angin. Sungguh tidak sabar mahu menikmati percutian ini. Sebenarnya trip ini sempena ulangtahun pertama perkahwinan kami. Walaupun mengandung sudah 30 minggu pada hari ini, aku mahu pergi. Kiranya honeymoon berdua sebelum jadi bertiga. Lepas ini, kita honeymoon dengan baby. Yeay!

Ke manakah hala tuju penulisan ini? Biarlah merewang asal dapat melepaskan rindu menulis. Talian internet di rumah sungguh tidak memberangsangkan. Habis tu, rumah sewa di pinggiran bandar bersebelahan sawah padi. Ada sedikit capaian talian telefon pun sudah bersyukur. Fazrul ada bersuara hendak memasang streamix. Tapi nampaknya banyak keutamaan lain lagi. Jadi bagaimana hendak kemaskini blog? Mahu berblog di klinik seperti tidak patut kerana waktu kerja. Bukan seperti, memang tidak patut. Maka blog ini akan menjadi mangsa pengabaian sehingga bila tidak pasti.

Tetapi aku tahu pembaca-pembaca blog mesti suka baca blog yang constantly updated. In that case, I'm doomed.